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Olmec colossal head, La Venta, Mexico, 1st millennium BCE (Early Americas) Basalt 9'4'' high |
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Pyramid of the Moon and Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacán, Mexico, early 1st millennium CE (Early Americas) |
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Temple of Quetzalcoatl (Feathered Serpent), Teotihuacán, Mexico, mid 1st millennium CE (Early Americas) Used for human sacfice/burial, Example for Quetzalcoatl |
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Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc, Yaxchilan, Mexico, ca. 725 BCE (Early Americas) Limestone, 3' 7'' X 2' 6.5'', purpose was to show legitamcy in ruling lineage |
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El Castillo, Chichén Itzá, Mexico, late 1st millennium CE (Early Americas) Stone, Very tied to solar year with total of 365 steps, as well as summer and winter equinoxes will cast a serpent like shadow on the face of the pyramid. Has nine levels representing nine levels of the underworld |
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Chacmool, from Chichén Itzá, Mexico, late 1st millennium CE (Early Americas) Stone, offerings would be placed in receptacle, usually those of a sacrificail origin Example of Chacmool
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Maya ball player, late 1st millennium CE, Mexico (Early Americas) Painted Clay, 6.25" , used to commerate ball players in their accomplishments |
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Monk's Mound, Cahokia, Illinois, early 2nd millennium CE (Early Americas) Made from earth and clay, alignes with sun during equinoxes, may have served as an observatory, also agricultural ceremonies
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